Crayford (ward)

Crayford
Electoral ward for the Bexley London Borough Council
Crayford ward boundaries
Borough	Bexley
County	Greater London
Population	16,281 (2021) [1]
Current electoral ward
Created	1978
Number of members	3
Councillors	Melvin Seymour   Geraldine Lucia-Hennis   Felix Di Netimah
GSS code	E05011222

Crayford is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bexley established in 1978. It returns three councillors to Bexley London Borough Council.

Bexley council elections (2018–present)

The boundaries for Bexley wards were last redrawn in 2018. Currently, Crayford ward consists of Crayford and Barnes Cray. The ward is centered on the river Cray which enters from the south west at Hall Place gardens and exits the ward just before Crayford Marshes in the north east. Major local roads include Crayford Way, Perry Street (making up a portion of the north west boundary), Mayplace Road East extending the ward northwest in a panhandle connecting to Barnehurst, and the A206 (where Thames Road makes up a portion of the north east boundary) which exits the ward via Northend Road going to Erith. Gravel Hill (A220) forms the boundary in the southwest. From Crayford city centre, London Road and then Watling Street forms the route to Bexleyheath to the north west, Bourne Road (A223) forms the route to Old Bexley to the south west, and Crayford and then Dartford Road forms the route to Dartford, Kent to the east.

The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 16,281.

2022 election

The election on 5 May 2022 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom local elections. ^[2]

2022 Bexley London Borough Council election: Crayford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melvin Seymour*	1,890	55.5	+5.0
	Conservative	Geraldine Lucia-Hennis*	1,872	55.0	+5.6
	Conservative	Felix Di Netimah	1,717	50.5
	Labour	Abi Johnson	1,628	47.8
	Labour	Anthony Riches	1,554	45.7
	Labour	Nick Hair	1,549	45.5
Turnout			10,210	32.6	−2.54
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. ^[3]

2018 Bexley London Borough Council election: Crayford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melvin Seymour	1,958	50.5
	Conservative	Geraldine Lucia-Hennis	1,918	49.4
	Conservative	Christine Bishop	1,896	48.9
	Labour	Anna Day	1,489	38.4
	Labour	Elizabeth Folarin	1,270	32.7
	Labour	Munir Malik	1,254	32.3
	UKIP	Keith Forster	460	11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Michael Peter Ash	375	9.7
Turnout			3,902	35.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bexley council elections (2002–2018)

The ward boundaries were redrawn in 2002 and used until 2018.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. ^[4]

2014 Bexley London Borough Council election: Crayford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Bishop	1,575	46.6	9.0
	Conservative	Geraldine Lucia-Hennis	1,547
	Conservative	John Davey	1,466
	Labour	John Shepheard	1,266	37.5	12.0
	Labour	Alexis Chase	1,161
	Labour	Wendy Perfect	1,126
	BNP	Stephen James	539	15.9	4.6
Turnout			2,894	37.6	–16.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010 election

The election took place on 6 May 2010. ^[5]

2010 Bexley London Borough Council election: Crayford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geraldene Lucia-Hennis	2,355	37.6	1.1
	Conservative	Melvin Seymour	2,220
	Conservative	Eileen Pallen	2,069
	Labour	Tonya Kelsey	1,599	25.5	5.8
	Labour	John Shepheard	1,560
	Labour	Trevor Perrin	1,418
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Fowler	1,040	16.6	5.2
	BNP	Stephen James	710	11.3	9.5
	English Democrat	Maggi Young	562	9.0	New
Turnout				54.0	+11.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. ^[6]

2006 Bexley London Borough Council election: Crayford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geraldene Lucia-Hennis	1,378	36.5	0.5
	Conservative	Howard Marriner	1,345
	Conservative	Melvin Seymour	1,286
	Labour	John Shepheard	1,180	31.3	18.0
	Labour	Tonya Kelsey	1,147
	Labour	Trevor Perrin	1,058
	BNP	Stephen James	786	20.8	13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Buckley	430	11.4	New
Turnout				42.3	+12.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. ^[7]

2002 Bexley London Borough Council election: Crayford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Shepheard	1,132	49.3
	Labour	Tonya Kelsey	1,078
	Labour	Trevor Perrin	1,024
	Conservative	Robert Stead	828	36.0
	Conservative	Daisy Clement	808
	Conservative	Bernard Clewes	801
	BNP	John Bowles	173	7.5
	UKIP	Kevin Cronin	164	7.1
Turnout				29.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bexley council elections (1978–2002)

The ward was created in 1978, and the boundaries were used until 2002.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. ^[8]

1998 Bexley London Borough Council election: Crayford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Shepheard	1,475	54.5	0.0
	Labour	Tonya Kelsey	1,415
	Labour	Trevor Perrin	1,384
	Conservative	Robert Stead	809	29.9	0.3
	Conservative	M. Reeve	753
	Conservative	Daisy Clement	746
	Liberal Democrats	J. Cudmore	312	11.5	4.3
	Liberal Democrats	W. Boyd	307
	Liberal Democrats	A. Rigby	245
	BNP	C. Smith	112	4.1	New
	BNP	S. Turner	97
Turnout			8,582	39.9	–7.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. ^[9]

1994 Bexley London Borough Council election: Crayford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond C. Allen	2,093	54.5
	Labour	John D. Shepheard	2,055
	Labour	June Wood	1,896
	Conservative	David K. Gleed	1,197	29.6
	Conservative	Shirley J. Vick	1,053
	Conservative	Rosemary W. White	1,037
	Liberal Democrats	Roger K. Pryor	624	15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin M. Hepworth	601
	Liberal Democrats	Agnes Rigby	532
Registered electors			8,638
Turnout			4,072	47.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Crayford ward statistics from Census 2021". Bexley.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 18 May 2024.
2. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
3. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
4. Gareth, Piggott (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
5. Gareth, Piggott (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
6. "Local Election Results 2006". andrewteale.me.uk. 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
7. "Local Election Results 2002". andrewteale.me.uk. 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
8. "London Borough of Bexley Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
9. "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.